The Jakarta Globe won seven awards at the SOPA Awards for Editorial Excellence in Hong Kong including Best Journalist. (JG Photo)
The Jakarta Globe took home seven awards on Tuesday night from the prestigious Society of Publishers in Asia Awards for Editorial Excellence — the second-highest tally for a publication on the night.
Investigative reporter Dewi Kurniawati was named journalist of the year for English-language newspapers circulated in one or two countries, as well as first prize for excellence in feature writing for stories on the Orang Rimba tribe of Jambi.
In her report, she illustrated the life of the tribe faced with the destruction of their environment through deforestation and the industrial poisoning of rivers.
“It feels great,” Dewi said after receiving her awards at a gala dinner in Hong Kong.
In the category of excellence in news photography, the Globe took first place, with the judges selecting Yudhi Sukma Wijaya’s harrowing image of Min, an emaciated woman on a filthy bed in a makeshift hut in Kebun Melati, Tanah Abang.
The Globe also picked up the award for excellence in special coverage for its “Water Worries” special supplement, which detailed Jakarta’s water supply and sanitation problems.
The same special supplement — containing stories written by Dewi, Globe contributing editor Joe Cochrane, investigative writers Hera Diani and Kafil Yamin, and news reporter Putri Prameshwari — also received an honorable mention in the excellence in reporting on the environment category.
For excellence in reporting breaking news, Globe news reporters Nivell Rayda and Muninggar Sri Saraswati’s account of the Situ Gintung dam disaster in March 2009 that killed 101 people took the top spot.
The up-to-date, dynamic layout of the newspaper also received an honorable mention in the excellence in newspaper design category.
“This is really a series of awards that go all the Jakarta Globe journalists and editors. It has been a great experience for us,” Globe chief editorial adviser Lin Neumann said.
“Its recognition for all the hard work everyone has done,” deputy chief editor Bhimanto Suwastoyo said.
The Globe was tied in second place for the most awards with Taiwanese magazine Yazhou Zokan, while Hong Kong’s South China Morning Post topped all publications with 10.
In 2009, the Globe’s first year of eligibility, the paper won the award for excellence in business reporting for its series on the collapse of the Tripanca Group.
The annual Asia Awards for Editorial Excellence are open to newspapers across the continent.
JG
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